date:Jul 19, 2012
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The research also reveals that the average medium egg now contains about 177mg of cholesterol. But, it is now acknowledged that cholesterol in foods such as eggs does not significantly affect most peoples blood cholesterol. Major UK heart and health advisory bodies have removed the previous limits on egg consumption linked to cholesterol content.
The changes in the nutritient content of eggs are thought to result from improvements to hens f